Tag: Federal Transit Administration

Janelle Irwin TaylorDecember 19, 2018
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The Federal Transit Administration awarded the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority $1.2 million through its Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development Planning, the agency announced Wednesday. The grant will fund transit-oriented development planning along the proposed Central Avenue Bus Rapid Transit route planned to connect downtown St. Petersburg to the Gulf Beaches along First Avenues North and […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 22, 2016
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The Jacksonville Transportation Authority goes from victory to victory of late, and the JTA scored another win this week with a $399,200 grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA). The FTA grant, part of its “Rides to Wellness Initiative,” is intended to encourage people who need non-emergency healthcare to use mass […]

Associated PressSeptember 28, 2015
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Federal transportation officials say they will give $93.4 million to help extend central Florida’s commuter rail to the southern section of the metro area. The Federal Transit Administration on Monday said an agreement with the SunRail commuter service will help extend the line by more than 17 miles into Osceola County. The second phase of […]


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